Top 550+ Solved Physical Geography MCQ Questions Answer
Q. The tides in the sea are primarily due to –
a. the atmospheric effect of the Earth
b. the gravitational effect of Venus on the Earth
c. the gravitational effect of the Sun on the Earth
d. the gravitational effect of the Moon on the Earth
Q. Cloud burst means –
a. Formation of artificial rain
b. Abnormally heavy downpour of rain, associated with thunderstorm
c. Presence of scattered flakes of cloud in the sky
d. Sowing of seeds of a crop in a cloudy weather
Q. Which of the following is FALSE with respect to rain water harvesting?
a. It is a device of water conservation.
b. It helps raising water table.
c. It helps meet rising water demand.
d. It increases run-off losses.
Q. Ozone layer is formed due to reactions of :
a. oxygen and ultraviolet rays
b. carbon dioxide and layers of atmosphere
c. cosmic rays and layers of atmosphere
d. infrared rays and ultraviolet rays
Q. Laterite soils are found in area where –
a. normal temperature and rain fall is less
b. temperature is high and rain fall is heavy
c. temperature is low and rain fall is nominal
d. temperature is high and rain fall is normal
Q. When does solar eclipse take place?
a. When the sun is between the moon and earth
b. When the earth is between the moon and sun
c. When the moon is between the sun and earth
d. When the moon does not lie on the line joining the sun and earth
Q. The Montreal Protocol 1987 refers to –
a. saving the Bio-diversity of our planet
b. signing of an accord on the peaceful uses of atomic energy
c. signing of an accord on keeping the antarctica as a nuclear free zone
d. saving the ozone layer from destruction by reducting the use of CFCs
Q. What makes an ecosystem?
a. A living community and its environment
b. All the plants and animals of an area
c. Carnivores and herbivores of an area
d. Producers, consumers and decomposers in a particular locality
Q. Airmass near to the earth's surface is warmer because it –
a. radiates heat
b. contains dust particles
c. is warmed by terrestrial radiation
d. is far from the sun
Q. Which one of the following is called North-easter?
a. Cold and fast-blowing winds in northern hemisphere that move from sub-polar to polar regions
b. Cold and fast-blowing winds in South Pole region
c. Cold and fast-blowing winds from the polar region in northern hemisphere
d. Winds blowing towards Kazakhstan in Central Asia
Q. Where are the hot deserts generally found?
a. On the eastern margins of the Tropics
b. On the western margins of the Tropics
c. Nearer the Equator
d. In the middle of the Continents
Q. Why are winters more severe in Southern Hemisphere than in Northern Hemisphere?
a. Earth is titled towards the sun in the Northern Hemisphere
b. Northern Hemisphere receives more sunlight
c. Because of more iceberg activity in Southern Hemisphere
d. Southern Hemisphere is less inhabited
Q. What is meant by Isthmus?
a. Mouth of a river where it joins the sea
b. Narrow strip of water dividing two land masses
c. Narrow strip of land dividing two oceans
d. Narrow strip of land connecting two large areas of land
Q. Magnetic Meridian is a –
a. Line parallel to the equator of the Earth
b. Latitude
c. Line joining the geographic north and geographic south of Earth
d. Plane passing through the magnetic north and magnetic south of Earth
Q. 'Cloud burst' means –
a. Sowing of seeds of a crop in cloudy weather.
b. Abnormally heavy downpour of rain, associated with a thunderstorm.
c. Formation of artificial rain.
d. Presence of scattered flakes of cloud in the sky.